Inducting and discharging device for fluids



Oct. 16, 1934. A. w. sLAYBAcK INDUCTING AND DISCHARGING DEVICE FOR FLUIDS Filed Feb. 9, 1931 III I I l lll Patented Oct. 16, 1934 UNITED STATES :PATENT OFFICE M H A 1,977,357 M mmerse. AND DISCHARGING DEVICE Q'FORFLUIDS if I "Alonzo w. Slayback, st. Louis,lV1o. v AppIicationIFeln-uary B, 1931, Serial No. 514,496 g 3 Claims. (01. 219--s9) This invention relates tocertain newand use the disc, said :membersl3' meeting at their' inner ful improvements in an inducting and dischargends as shown in: Fig. '2' thereby providing "a ing device and is a furtheringof the principles hollow center15 with which "all of the ineinbers contained in my pending'application on Ihduct- 13 communicate,;said members" 13 and the disc 5 ing and discharging device for fluids and the like 11 td'which theyare securedforining afs'ejries of filed July 15,1929, Serial No. 378,300, now Patradially 'di sposedpassageways l6 eic'tendingirom ent No. 1,791,909, this present application how-1 the hollow center 15. ""Se'cured toand conoenever disclosing a different structure. I trically "disposedbnfl the members 13'is a' plat'e- One of the objects of the invention is to pro- 17 having a concentrically dispo's'ed'opeiiingfroin '10 vide an inducting and discharging devicehavwhich a funnel l8 isupwardly extended, the ing a rotor made of a series of radial-lydisposed funnel 18 communicating with the hollow ceri open endedtubes which extend to and communi-' ter of therotor 11. cafe-with 'a hollow center or hub. I q The plate 4 is slightly less in uismetermsn Another object of the invention is to provide the supporting flange of thejp'edestal; 1, and

15 an inducting'and discharging device to be 10-' mounted on'the flange outwardly ofthe pe- 7'0, cated ina closure such as a room for tempering ripheral edge of the platen is anapertured or and circulating the atmosphere; peripheralpircularfguardwallw and resting on A further object of theinvention is to provide the top edge of the guard; wall 19- is a closui'e a closure havingair inducting and'discharging member 20,"saidclosure member andguard wallf 20 means thereinand aunit disposed in the closure 19 being firmly held together and tothe' s'up 5 5;

inproximity to theinducting and discharging porting flange '3 b'y bolts 21 means for tempering 'the'atmosphere as it is 5 The closure member 20has an annular rai'se'd drawn through the closure'anddischa'rged there portion 22, the center pi ion "of said raised por irom. it tion fiaringdownwardl'y'- o as'toiorm a funnel Other and further objects will appear in the 23, said funnel as its inner or lower end being specification and be specifically pointed out in smaller in diameter than the funnel 18 of the the appended claims, reference being had to the rotor 11 so as to permit the lower end of the accompanying drawing, exemplifying the invenfunnel 23 to extend into the funnel 18. tion, and in which: Mounted on the annular raised portion 22 of Figure 1 is a vertical section taken through the closure member 20 and held a distance therethis improved inducting and discharging device. from by the spacer members 24 is a supporting Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken approxplate 25, said supporting plate being secured to imately on the line II--II of Fig. 1. the annular portion 22 by the screws 26. De-

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sideelevation of the pended from the supporting plate 25, through rotor used in this improved inducting and disthe funnel 23 and extending through the hub 18 charging device. into the hollow center 15 of the rotor 10, is a Referring by numerals to the accompanying heating element 27.

drawing 1 designates a tubular pedestal having The heating element 27 comprises a series of a base 2 and a horizontally disposed supporting spaced depending porcelain grooved legs 28 .40 flange 3, said flange being for the support of a which are depended from an annular collar or 9 horizontally disposed plate 4 and depended from washer 29, said collar being secured to the unthe plate a and secured thereto by studs 5 is a derside of the plate 25. The legs 28 are circumotor 6 having a vertical shaft '7 extending from larly disposed on the collar 29 and a coiled reits upper disposed end. sistance wiring 30 is wound spirally around the Secured to the motor shaft 7 by the set screw outside of the circular row of legs 28 as shown in ice 8 is the hub 9 of the rotor 10, said rotor being Figs. 1 and 2, each end of the resistance coil horizontally disposed above the plate 4. being in circuit with respective wires 31 and 32 lhe rotor 10 comprises a circular disc 11 which which lead to respective switch terminals 33 and is concentrically secured on the hub 9 by rivet- 34 of a switch 35.

5o. ing it on the arms 12 of the hub and disposed A top cover 36 is secured over the plate 25 by on the disc 11 are a series of radially disposed the nut 3'7 being engaged on the screw 38 which inverted U-shaped members 13. Each of the is extended from the porcelain block 39, said inverted U-shaped members 13 is provided with block 39 being carried by the collar 29 of the a pair of flanges 14 for securing them on the heating element 27, the circuit wires 31 and 32 551? disc 11 in radial disposition from the center of passing through said block. up

the closure member 20 as shown in Fig. 1.

In the operation of this improved inducting and discharging device, when energizing current is supplied to the motor 6 through the circuit wires in the insulated electrical cord 40, the rotor 10 will be revolved by reason of it being mounted on the motor shaft '1 and the revolving of the rotor will induce air currents into the hub 18 of the rotor from the funnel 23 through the spacing 41provided beneath the plate 25 and Air currents will also be induced into the hub 23 36 and through the apertures 43 formed in the plate 25. I I

While the rotor 10 is being revolved, it is obvious that centrifugal action thereto will discharge the air induced into the hub'18 and the hollow center 15 radially therefrom through the passageways 16 and the air currents will be discharged through the perforated guard wall 19.

During the operating of therotor 10, in the event that the switch is closed with respect to the circuit wires 31 and 32 and the circuit wires 4; and 45 which lead from the supply wires in the insulated electrical cord 40, the current offered through the circuit wires 31 and 32 will heat the element 2'} and as the induced air cur rents enter the funnels 23-and 18, the entrained V 7 air will be tempered by the heating element, the

heated air uponentering the hollow center 15 of .the rotor 10 being -discharged centrifugally therefrom by the action of the rotor through the passageways 16. a V p It is noted that the spaced circular disposition of the legs 28 of the heat unit 27 will provide for air circulationtherebetween thus providing a maximum heating capacity to be given from the heating element as the air will be entrained not only sidewise of the heating element but through it.

necessary being extended from a refrigerating circuit or plant. In the instance of using a refrigerating unit obviously the air entrained passed therefrigerating unit will be tempered or cooled, the rotor 10 therefor discharging and circulating cooled air.

The electrical switch 35 in this instance is placed on the outside of the tubular pedestal 1 and if it isdesired to operate the'rotor 10 without heating energy being provided from the heat element 27 for permitting the rotor to operate "merely as a fan, the switch 35 is thrown to open through the apertures 42 formed in the top cover 7 position.

While one illustrative embodiment of the invention has been described in detail, it is not my intention to limit its scope to that particular embodiment or otherwise than by the terms of the prising a housing, a revolvable member located in saidhousing having a hollow center and a series of radially disposed open ended passageways leading from said hollow center, a driving element forsaid member, a funnel depended from the top wall of said housing in communication with the hollow center of said member, and a temperature changing element disposed in the hollow center of said member. H I 2..An inducting and discharging device comprising a housing, a revolvable air displacing member'located in said housing having a hollow hub, a driving element for said member, a funnel extended' from one of the walls of said housing into the hub of said revolvable member, and a temperature changing element against which air is directe d by said funnel. I

3.An inducting and discharging device comprising a housing, a revolvable. member located insaid housing, a driving element for said member, a funnel extended from one of the walls of r 1 said housing directed towards said revolvable A 

